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The ANN Aftershow - The Fuji TV Scandal Explained
If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV and what it could mean for its anime programming.
― The Fuji TV Scandal Explained If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV an...
Wonderful Precure! Episodes 37 - 50 Anime Review
At the end of the day, Wonderful Precure! is all about hope.
― It's an inevitability of children's media that deals with animals that, sooner or later, the topic of death comes up. Most animals people love as pets don't live as long as humans, and the loss of a pet is often one of the first encounters with death a child has. I was four when my cat Oliver passed, and the conversation my parents had wi...
Answerman - How Bad is School Truancy in Japan?
Jerome looks at the issue of futokō as it appears in anime and the upsetting trend behind it.
― Julie W. asks: I've noticed in some recent anime that it's apparently possible for Japanese kids not to go to school for long periods of time. Does this happen in real life as well? Do Japanese parents allow their kids the option of just not going to school altogether? I know this would NEVER happen in co...
Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Blu-ray Review
Nearly ten years after it first aired, Sound Euphonium’s first season comes back to us on Blu-Ray, and it’s as dazzling as ever.
― The release of this Blu-ray comes at a very timely moment. Its December release marked the six-month anniversary of Sound Euphonium's triumphant final act, and this upcoming April will mark an entire decade since the anime first aired on Japanese airwaves. To watch this B...
Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season Two Part One Anime Series Review
This may not be the best shounen fantasy series out there, but it's still good enough to get its hooks into you and keep them there.
― What is Camelot? Most lore will tell you that King Arthur's fabled court is a Medieval utopia, a land where equality rules and everything is just as it should be. Far be it from The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse to throw that out entirely; original...
The Anime Backlog - Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1
Yu Yu Hakusho has made me a shonen battle manga convert.
― The sun's out today but it's still damn cold, however, I found a workaround for that whole "going outside" issue I mentioned last month. That goal was, in part, to increase physical activity. My job has me at a desk all day, and I'm approaching 40. I'd like all my joints to work for the foreseeable future. I got one of those desk treadmills,...
This Week in Games - Heart ToHeart in Lumiose City
Jean-Karlo has all the details from the latest Pokemon Direct announcements, plus two minor gaming miracles: ToHeart is back, and Samurai Pizza Cats has a new-old coat of paint!
― Welcome back, folks! I worried about something over the week: I take my time exploring in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which means that I'm a few levels stronger than they are when I get around to fighting bosses. I've seen some...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 19-25
Sakamoto Days started strong but now appears to be losing steam? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated ...
Psycho-Pass Providence Limited Edition Blu-Ray Review
I guess you could sort of call this movie an action-packed political thriller. But while it’s definitely action-packed, there’s nothing thrilling about it.
― There's plenty of anime out there that are widely regarded as having gotten worse the longer they went on. But I struggle to think of an anime that's had a bigger and faster glow-down than Psycho-Pass. What began as a fascinating exploration int...
Never 7 - The End of Infinity and Ever 17 - Out of the Infinity Game Review
The times, they are a-changing: visual novels have a niche but robust international following, and Uchikoshi is a recognized name within that.
― It's a good time to be an English-speaking fan of esteemed game writer Kotaro Uchikoshi. While he may be best known internationally for the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files series internationally, he first made a name for himself with his work on Infini...
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Square Enix, Sunrise Make 'As One' Anime Film Prequel to Starwing Paradox Game
Detective Conan movies' Kobun Shizuno directs, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designs characters
― Square Enix and Sunrise announced on Tuesday that they are producing a feature-length theatrical prequel anime to Square Enix's Starwing Paradox game titled As One, which will open in Japan this summer. Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies 15-21) is directing the film. As with the game, Yoshiyuki Sada...
Giant Ojō-sama Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime by Tatsunoko
Nikumura Q's story of wealthy young lady who grows to gigantic proportions
― Shogakukan announced on Monday that Nikumura Q's Giant Ojō-sama (Giant Young Lady) manga is inspiring a television anime from Tatsunoko Production. The story centers around Oriko Fujidō, the scion of an ultra-wealthy family who finds herself growing to gigantic proportions. She had received an entire town as a present on her...
Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Light Novels Get TV Anime
Fantasy series about jack of all trades being kicked out of party to star Takeo Ōtsuka
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Monday that storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. Bandai Namco Filmworks also revealed the main cast ...
Yuri Dark Fantasy Manga I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Gets TV Anime
Rie Takahashi, Rina Hidaka star in Nachi Aono's story animated by ROLL2
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of Nachi Aono's I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day manga has been green-lit. Below is a pilot film for the anime: Aono and the anime's character designer Kyoko Yufu drew illustrations to celebrate the news: The cast members are: Rie Takahashi as Sheena Totsuki ...
New Is the order a rabbit? Anime Green-Lit
Announced at Saturday event
― The "Is the order a rabbit? Rabbit House Talk Party 2025" event announced on Saturday that production on a new Is the order a rabbit? anime has been green-lit. 特報「ご注文はうさぎですか？」新作アニメの制作が決定いたしました‼️🎉https://t.co/QjtY50t5fW#TalkParty2025#gochiusa#ごちうさ pic.twitter.com/XFwabMWzU4— TVアニメ『ご注文はうさぎですか？』 (@usagi_anime) March 1, 2025 The first season of the anime premiered in Japan i...
BanG Dream Franchise Gets New Mini-Anime TV Series in 2025
Directors Kenshirō Morii, Seiya Miyajima return for 52 new episodes
― The livestreamed "BanG Dream! 10th Anniversary Special!" announced on Friday that the BAnG Dream! franchise will have a new mini-anime series that will air and stream this year. Directors Kenshirō Morii and Seiya Miyajima are returning from the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico anime and its sequels for the new 52-episode series. ...
Next King of Prism Anime Is Prism Tours Film Opening on June 27
Cast, staff return
― A teaser video and teaser trailer debuted on Friday to announce that the next work in the King of Prism anime franchise is the King of Prism -Your Endless Call- Miinna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours film opening on June 27. ◤✨ティザービジュアル公開✨◢―プリズムショー、その原点へ ―かつて"三強"と呼ばれた法月仁・氷室聖・黒川冷が現役時代の姿で登場！キャラクターデザイン #松浦麻衣 描き下ろし✨6.27(Fri)君とつながるROAD SHOW🎬「KING OF PRISM-Your Endless Call-… pic.twitter.com/sFM...
Shinkalion Dive the World Manga Reaches Climax on April 4
Adaptation of Shinkalion Change the World anime launched in April 2024
― The April issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine announced on Tuesday that Mashino Sawazaki and Kō Furuya's Shinkalion Dive the World manga — the adaptation of the Shinkalion Change the World television anime for Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line — will reach its climax in the magazine's next issue on April 4. The manga launch...
Disney Step Augmented Reality Mobile Game Launches in Japan
Location-based game lets players go on a treasure hunt with Disney characters
― Disney has launched the Disney STEP augmented reality smartphone game in Japan on Monday, and commemorated the launch with the game's second promotional video. The game also started streaming a 15-second commercial video featuring real-life friends Ryūnosuke Kamiki and Jun Shison on Tuesday: Disney STEP is a location-base...
Visions of Mana Co-Director Kenji Ozawa Launches New Game Studio
Studio Sasanqua already has game in development
― Game developer Kenji Ozawa, a former member of NetEase's Ouka Studios and a co-director on the Visions of Mana game, announced on Monday that he has founded Studio Sasanqua for game development and marketing. The company aims to develop and market games for both PC and console platforms, as well as produce or cooperate on development on games for othe...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Chibi Maruko-chan, Café Terrace & Its Goddesses Kodansha, Kuromi, Rascal the Raccoon, & more!
― It's time to break out the dolls of the Emperor and Empress for Girls' Day in Japan! Bonobono Chibi Maruko-chan City The Animation https://t.co/pkeJg8pnGU#ひな祭り #アニメCITY #animeCITY pic.twitter.com/mFOws944yx— 『CITY THE ANIMATION』公式 (@city_anime_info) March 3, 2025 Coji-Coji Harmony Land (Sanrio) 3...
Massage Romantic Comedy Manga Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun Gets TV Anime
Manga centers on massage specialist in athletic school
― Kodansha announced on Tuesday that Takuya Shinjō's Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun (Don't Touch Me Kotesashi) is inspiring a television anime that will premiere this year. Shinjō drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. The manga centers on Kōyō Kotesashi, a boy who aims to become a sports doctor. He becomes a massage specia...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Doraemon, Lego, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, PlayStation, Sega, & more!
― It's Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day, in Japan. However, the holiday also goes by the name Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) — a name used when Japan was on a lunar calender system, since March 3 used to land just after peach trees blossomed. People in the anime and manga industry are showing off their flowers for t...
'I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic' Anime Reveals Additional Cast
Aoi Koga, Nana Mizuki join cast
― The staff for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō wo Kiwamete Mita) light novel series revealed additional cast on Tuesday for the anime's ninth episode. Aoi Koga as Flora Nana Mizuki as Shiela [highlight white text for spoiler]Rie Kugimi...
Happy Hina Matsuri 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Pokémon, Square Enix, The IDOLM@STER Million Live, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Gudetama, Pingu, more!
― March 3 marks the Japanese cultural holiday of Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day. Families celebrate by displaying dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians. They enjoy the displays while eating snacks and singing the traditional song “Ureshi Hina Matsuri."...
Live-Action Trillion Game Film Drops to #3, Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- to #8
Live-action Under Ninja rises from #9 to #5 in holiday weekend
― The live-action film of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga dropped from #1 to #3 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 112,000 tickets for 144,766,100 yen (about US$972,700) from Friday to Sunday. Counting the Monday holiday, the film has sold a total of 1.05 million tickets for a total ...
Square Enix, Sunrise Make 'As One' Anime Film Prequel to Starwing Paradox Game
Detective Conan movies' Kobun Shizuno directs, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designs characters
― Square Enix and Sunrise announced on Tuesday that they are producing a feature-length theatrical prequel anime to Square Enix's Starwing Paradox game titled As One, which will open in Japan this summer. Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies 15-21) is directing the film. As with the game, Yoshiyuki Sada...
The ANN Aftershow - The Fuji TV Scandal Explained
If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV and what it could mean for its anime programming.
― The Fuji TV Scandal Explained If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV an...
Suikoden Franchise Gets Anime, New Mobile Game, New Manga, Stage Play, Concert
Also revealed: new Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars trailer
― Konami announced during the "Gensō Suikoden Live 2025.3.4" livestream on Tuesday an anime adaptation of the Suikoden II game's story, a new mobile game Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap for the iOS and Android, a stage play adaptation of Suikoden I, a new concert, and a new trailer for Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate R...
Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Film Earns US$916,000 in U.S. Screenings, Debuts at #10
Film screened in 784 theaters
― The Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- anime film opened on Friday in the United States ranking at #10. The film earned a cumulative US$916,000 in its first three days. The film screened in 784 theaters, earning US$532,173 on Friday, US$213,337 on Saturday, and US$171,154 on Sunday. The film has surpassed the total all-time Japanese earnings of 1982 Mobile Suit G...
My Happy Marriage Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
Sometimes the mark of a good episode is that you've read the source material, know where the plot is going, and still spend the entire runtime on the edge of your seat.
The Colors Within Anime Launches on Blu-ray Disc on May 27, Digital Platforms on April 1
Science SARU, director Naoko Yamada's film screened in N. America on January 24
― GKIDS announced on Monday that it and distributor Shout! Studios will release The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the latest anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada, on Blu-ray Disc on May 27 and on digital platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Fandango, Microsoft, and iNDEMAND on April 1. The relea...
Level-5 Announces Keiji Inafune's Departure, Establishment of Osaka Studio for Fantasy Life i Game
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game launches on May 21
― Level 5 revealed on the newly established Five-Star Workshop Devlog on Monday that producer and game designer Keiji Inafune Mega Man parted ways with the studio in mid-2024 amid development for the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game. The studio also announced the establishment of the Level 5 Osaka Office, which took over bu...
Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Honors Gōshō Aoyama, Masahiro Sakurai, Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Katsura Hashino
Detective Conan creator, Super Smash Bros. director win Art Encouragement Prizes
― The Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs awarded Detective Conan manga creator Gōshō Aoyama and Super Smash Bros. game series director and game design videos creator Masahiro Sakurai with the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for the 75th annual awards...
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ‒ Episode 10
The show was so close in getting me to genuinely feel
something that it actually pissed me off.
something that it actually pissed me off.
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I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic #10 [rate]
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Medalist ‒ Episode 9
Inori and Tsukasa may not have gotten the victory they wanted, but they did get the experience they needed, and it's great to see that framed as a positive.
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Trailer Previews Kaien Shiba
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC on March 21
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday an English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Kaien Shiba: A previous trailer revealed Kaien. The chara...
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Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms #9 [rate]
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Wonderful Precure! Episodes 37 - 50 Anime Review
At the end of the day, Wonderful Precure! is all about hope.
― It's an inevitability of children's media that deals with animals that, sooner or later, the topic of death comes up. Most animals people love as pets don't live as long as humans, and the loss of a pet is often one of the first encounters with death a child has. I was four when my cat Oliver passed, and the conversation my parents had wi...
Pokémon Horizons: The Search for Laqua Anime's 2nd Part Premieres on April 25
2nd season premiered on Netflix on February 7
― Netflix revealed on Monday that the second part of Pokémon Horizons: The Series—The Search for Laqua, the second season of the Pokémon Horizons anime, will begin streaming on April 25. The season premiered on Netflix on February 7. The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the anime would debut on Netflix in the U.S. in February 2024, but the se...
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 21
Even before the start of his leveling-up journey, Jinwoo has been driven by one thing: family.
Answerman - How Bad is School Truancy in Japan?
Jerome looks at the issue of futokō as it appears in anime and the upsetting trend behind it.
― Julie W. asks: I've noticed in some recent anime that it's apparently possible for Japanese kids not to go to school for long periods of time. Does this happen in real life as well? Do Japanese parents allow their kids the option of just not going to school altogether? I know this would NEVER happen in co...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visuals, Staff
Takayoshi Nagatomo directs January 2026 anime at Lapin Track
― The official website for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) revealed the first promotional video, visual, character designs, and staff on Tuesday. Suzuki Tani Takayoshi Nagatomo is directing the anime at Lapin Track. Teruko Utsumi (Sarazanmai) is writing t...
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Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! #10 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
Sometimes violence is the only language your ghost boyfriend can understand.
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Promise of Wizard #9 [rate]
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Anime Producer Kouichirou Itou Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
your name., Weathering With You, Suzume producer charged with obscene acts against 3 minors
― The below article contains references to child sexual assault. The Wakayama District Court has sentenced on Friday 53-year-old anime producer Kouichirou Itou to four years in prison for committing nonconsensual sexual intercourse with three minor girls, and knowingly exchanging money with a 15-year-old girl ...
My Happy Marriage Season 2 Streams New Story Trailer
Anime's 2nd season premiered on January 6
― Kadokawa started streaming a new story promotional video for the second television anime season based on Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series on Monday. The video highlights Miyo and Kiyoka's story so far from the second season's 14th up to the 22nd episode. アニメ「#わたしの幸せな結婚」
最新22話までの「ストーリーP...
Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 9
With a little less meandering and a little more focus on being a lesbian in the limelight, I think Tasokare Hotel could have made Kaneko's story its best yet.
Exclusive: Titan Manga Releases Paru Itagaki's Sanda Manga in English
1st volume releases on September 2; 2nd volume releases on November 18
― Titan Manga announced on Tuesday that it will release Paru Itagaki's SANDA manga in English on September 2. The company will release the second volume in English on November 18. The first volume is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and Forbidden Planet. Titan Manga describes the first volume of ...
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My Happy Marriage #22 [rate]
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 20
It was a resolution that had me squee-ing like a fangirl in support of one more frontier blazed by this show for potential girlfriend yuri.
Webtoon Company YLAB Partners With K-Pop Star Zion.T on Music
Standard Friends will serve as music production house, expanding the narrative of YLAB's works through music.
― The webtoon production company YLAB has signed a partnership agreement with Standard Friends, a creative company led by singer-songwriter Zion.T, to commercialize webtoon intellectual property (IP) in the music industry. This collaboration aims to establish a new business model that integr...
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 8
There have been shorter flashbacks that show us a bit of Togo's world and some Super Sentai stylings here and this week we are treated to an entire episode of a Sentai show that never was.
The Unaware Atelier Master Anime Reveals More Cast, OP & ED Songs, April 6 TV Premiere
Ayana Taketatsu, Kaito Ishikawa, Takuya Eguchi join anime's cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yōsuke Tokino's The Unaware Atelier Master (Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyū Party no Moto Zatsuyō-Gakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentō Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi) light novel series revealed on Monday the anime's key visual, more cast members, theme songs and artists, and Apr...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me TV Anime Reveals More Cast, October Debut in Video
More staff also revealed
― Pony Canyon revealed the October 2025 debut and more cast and staff on Monday for the television anime of Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga. The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. The new cast members include: Yui Ishikawa as Shiori Oumi Fairouz Ai as Miko Yashiro Reina Ueda voices the protagonist Hina...
2nd Mononoke Film Streams Music Video Featuring Aina the End's New Theme
2nd film in trilogy opens in Japan on March 14
― Twin Engine began streaming an animated music video on Monday for the second film in the Mononoke franchise, titled Mononoke the Movie Trilogy: Chapter 2: The Ashes of Rage (Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-Ni-Shō: Hinezumi). The video features singer Aina The End's theme song "Hana Musō." The second film will premiere in Japan on March 14. Hiroshi Kamiya repris...
Skip & Loafer Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Staff, Visual
Main staff return at studio P.A. Works with some new staff members
― The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga revealed a visual and the staff for the show's second season. Kotomi Deai (Natsume's Book of Friends) returns from the first season to direct and oversee the series scripts at P.A. Works. Scriptwriter on the first season Yoko Y...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime Reveals TV Format, Main Cast, 2025 Premiere
Ikumi Hasegawa, Kana Ichinose star in TV anime
― Kadokawa revealed the teaser visual, television format, main cast, and 2025 premiere of the anime adaptation of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga on Monday. The anime will star: Ikumi Hasegawa as Aya Mitsuki, an ordinary girl who got into Kuromi Girls' Academy through a scho...
'Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!!' Anime Reveals April 4 TV Debut
Anime's 2nd key visual also revealed
― The staff for the television anime of Nana Nanana and Parum's Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! (Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, it Can't!!)) light novel series revealed on Monday the anime's second key visual and April 4 premiere on the Tokyo MX and AT-X channels at 10:30 p.m. JST. The anime will also air on the BS Asahi and Kansai TV channe...
Yanmar's Miru: Paths To My Future Reveals Maaya Sakamoto as Voice of Girl Character, Synopsis Videos Narrator
Sakamoto's character appears in anime's prologue
― The staff for machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings' original anime project Miru: Paths To My Future revealed on Monday that Maaya Sakamoto will voice a girl character in the anime's prologue. In addition, Sakamoto voices the narration of the synopsis promotional video for each of the anime's episodes. The anime's staff released the synopsis video f...
The Prince's Romance Gambit's Nikki Asada Launches New Manga on April 1
Asada to launch Yawahada ni Shunrai manga about love trap between shrine maiden, shinobi
― The April issue of Kodansha's Be Love magazine revealed on Saturday that Nikki Asada will launch a new manga titled Yawahada ni Shunrai (Spring Thunder on Soft Skin) in the magazine's next issue on April 1. Set during the Sengoku era, the manga (right in image above) centers on a shinobi with a beautiful face, ...
Manta's Webtoon Betrayal of Dignity Concludes After 81 Episodes
Romance fantasy had been one of Manta's hit webtoons
― The webtoon Betrayal of Dignity officially ended its serialization on February 26 with its 81st episode, bringing the story to a grand conclusion. Illustrated by Surreuk Comics and serialized since 2023, the series has been one of the most well-received titles on the platform Manta. Set in a medieval romance fantasy world, Betrayal of Dignity fo...
IDW Extends Partnership with Toho to Launch 'Kai-Sei Era' Connected Godzilla Universe Comics
Ongoing Godzilla comic book series renews in July after 10 years
― ICv2 reported on Wednesday that IDW Publishing has extended its partnership with Toho International, Inc. through 2029 to launch the new "Kai-Sei Era" connected universe in the Godzilla franchise. The ongoing Godzilla comic book series (pictured right) will renew after a decade in July 2025. Writer Tim Seeley and artist Nicola Čižmeši...
Detective Conan Anime Wins Grand Prize at TVer Awards 2024
GTO Revival TV series, Crayon Shin-chan, Dandadan also honored
― Japanese video-on-demand platform TVer awarded the Detective Conan television anime with the anime grand prize at the TVer Awards 2024 on Monday. The show ranked number one in total views in the anime category on the platform. The staff for the show created an illustration celebrating the award. The awards show also honored live-action ...
Coolkyoushinja's Komori-san Can't Decline Manga Ends in March After 13 Years
Series launched in 2012, inspired TV anime in 2015
― The April issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Original magazine announced on Thursday Coolkyoushinja's Komori-san Can't Decline (Komori-san wa Kotowarenai!) manga will end in the May issue on March 27. The series inspired a 12-episode anime series in October 2015. Crunchyroll streams the anime with English subtitles and describes the story: Shuri Komo...
Ken Akamatsu Celebrates Negima's 22nd Anniversary With New Art
The manga artist-turned-politician still celebrates his roots
― Manga artist-turned-politician Ken Akamatsu celebrated the 22nd anniversary of his long running manga series Negima! Magister Negi Magi with an original illustration on Wednesday. He also noted that even two decades later, fans still tell him they used to read this manga. #描き下ろし #ネギま22周年22年前の本日、2003年2月26日に『魔法先生ネギま！』の第一話が週刊少年マガジンに掲載されました...
Giant Ojō-sama Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime by Tatsunoko
Nikumura Q's story of wealthy young lady who grows to gigantic proportions
― Shogakukan announced on Monday that Nikumura Q's Giant Ojō-sama (Giant Young Lady) manga is inspiring a television anime from Tatsunoko Production. The story centers around Oriko Fujidō, the scion of an ultra-wealthy family who finds herself growing to gigantic proportions. She had received an entire town as a present on her...
The Dinner Table Detective Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Staff, Ending Song, April 4 Debut
Billy Boo band performs "Rhapsody" ending theme for anime streaming on Amazon Prime Video
― Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block debuted the first full promotional video for the television anime of Tokuya Higashigawa's The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) novel series on Monday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Rhapsody" by the four-member band Billy Boo. ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Previews Finale in Video
Delayed episode 15 debuts on Wednesday
― The staff for the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? franchise began streaming a new promotional video for the delayed episodes of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V, the show's fifth season, on Monday. The video previews the finale for the "Faction War" story in episode 15, which will debut on Wednesday on the Abema Premium ser...
Steel of the Celestial Shadows Manga Goes on Hiatus
Reason for hiatus & return date not specified
― This year's sixth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday that Daruma Matsuura's Steel of the Celestial Shadows manga will enter a hiatus. The announcement did not specify the reason for the hiatus nor when the manga will resume. The series previously entered a hiatus in 2021 so Matsuura could do research for the series. V...
Ayuko Ends Endroll Manga
Series ends March 28
― The April issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine announced on Friday that Ayuko's Endroll manga will end in the next issue on March 28. The series revolves around the meeting of university students Ayano Honda and Takuma Nishi, who have the worst possible chemistry. When Nishi takes Ayano's photo for the beauty contest, the two become involved as Nishi clumsily comforts her thro...
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga ‒ Episode 9
I thought the episode would be a big fight. Instead, it's Grave of the Fireflies time.
Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 8
Aside from finding out the deer man is a deer cyborg, this is a mostly functional episode without any big highlights.
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ZENSHU. #9 [rate]
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Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Blu-ray Review
Nearly ten years after it first aired, Sound Euphonium’s first season comes back to us on Blu-Ray, and it’s as dazzling as ever.
― The release of this Blu-ray comes at a very timely moment. Its December release marked the six-month anniversary of Sound Euphonium's triumphant final act, and this upcoming April will mark an entire decade since the anime first aired on Japanese airwaves. To watch this B...
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 8
Let's give Lady Arkdragon a round of applause, everybody. Thanks to her intervention, our adorkable protagonists actually stand a decent chance of hooking up before the end of the decade.
Kakao Entertainment Report States It Blocked 240 Million Cases of Piracy in 2nd Half of 2024
Company expands its piracy monitoring system to include web novels
― Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, released its 6th Anti-Piracy White Paper on February 25, marking a significant expansion in its efforts to combat the illegal distribution of intellectual property (IP). The latest white paper introduces the industry's first comprehensive anti-piracy system for web ...
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World #8 [rate]
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Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- ‒ Episode 8
This week's episode shows us that the only person truly living in the present is Ha-chan.
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #19 [rate]
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Witch Watch Anime Casts Nana Mizuki, Katsuyuki Konishi
Mizuki as Nico's mother Ibuki Wakatsuki, Konishi as Morihito's father Reiji Otogi
― This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced two new cast members for the television anime of Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga on Monday. 🧙♀️★★・‥────🧹 #ウィッチウォッチキャラ＆キャスト情報公開✨💫────‥・★★🧙♀️ 🧙♀️若月伊吹 #水樹奈々🪄乙木嶺仁 #小西克幸https://t.co/AEI4y6m1rl25年4月6日からMBS／TBS系全国28局ネットにて毎週日曜午後5時～連続2クール放送開始 pic...
ano Performs Theme Song for Me & Roboco Anime Film
Artist ano performs "Lolilokkyun Robo❤" theme song of April 18 film
― This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that artist ano will perform the theme song "Lolilokkyun Robo❤" for the upcoming Me & Roboco anime film. The magazine also announced that the film will have a special stage at the AnimeJapan 2025 event on March 22, and ano will also have a guest app...
Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Light Novels Get TV Anime
Fantasy series about jack of all trades being kicked out of party to star Takeo Ōtsuka
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Monday that storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. Bandai Namco Filmworks also revealed the main cast ...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #20 [rate]
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Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 9
In which three different people from different corners of the globe have their own special encounters with Momentary Lily.
Korean Web Novel The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family Gets Stage Musical
Production company ShowNote holds auditions for musical set to premiere in April 2026
― Musical production company ShowNote has announced auditions for supporting and ensemble roles in the upcoming stage musical The Siren, which is set to premiere in April 2026. The musical is based on Sol Leesu's popular romance-fantasy web novel Siren: I Became a Contract Family with the Villain. Poya also adapted...
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I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons #9 [rate]
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All-Male Precure Stage Play Returns With 3rd Production in December
Junichi Ito, Masataka Nakagauchi join returning cast, staff
― The official website for Dancing☆Star Precure, the first stage play in Toei Animation's long-running Precure (Pretty Cure) anime franchise, announced on Sunday that a third production will raises its curtains in Tokyo and Osaka in December. The website streamed an announcement video, which also revealed that Junichi Ito and Masataka Nakaga...
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 32
This episode is one of the clearest set up episodes that the series has indulged in, and it's a testament to how good the show is that it doesn't feel like it lags even without major forward-moving plot.
Yuri Dark Fantasy Manga I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Gets TV Anime
Rie Takahashi, Rina Hidaka star in Nachi Aono's story animated by ROLL2
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of Nachi Aono's I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day manga has been green-lit. Below is a pilot film for the anime: Aono and the anime's character designer Kyoko Yufu drew illustrations to celebrate the news: The cast members are: Rie Takahashi as Sheena Totsuki ...
2nd Haikyū!! Anime Sequel Film Confirmed With New TV Short
"Where Monsters Go" short covers Fukurōdani-Mujinazaka game
― The "Haikyu!! 10th Event -Next Step-" confirmed on Sunday that production on the anime film Gekijōban Haikyū!! VS Chiisana Kyojin (Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant) has been green-lit. ||◤『劇場版ハイキュー!! #VS小さな巨人』 スーパーティザービジュアル解禁！ ◢||監督・脚本 #満仲勧制作 Production I.Gライバルたちとの激闘を超えついに春高、準々決勝へ！続報をお楽しみに！#ハイキュー#hq_anime pic.twitter.com/FQ9hRDiPjg— アニメ「ハイキュ...
LINE Manga to Produce 20 New Animated Adaptations This Year
Naver Webtoon's Japanese subsidiary expands webtoon IP business
― LINE Digital Frontier CEO Shin-bae Kim announced on February 13 that the company will produce 20 animated adaptations of webtoons this year, significantly expanding its webtoon-based intellectual property (IP) business. LINE Digital Frontier is the operator of LINE Manga, the Japanese subsidiary of Naver Webtoon. Speaking at a press co...
New Macross Anime Holds Songstress Audition Contest
Flying Dog, Lantis host audition using new song by composer Fuwari
― During a livestreamed special on Sunday, Bandai Namco Filmworks gave more details on Sunrise's new Macross animation project which was announced in June 2023. Flying Dog and Lantis are hosting a "Macross x Sunrise 'New Macross' Super Dimension Songstress Audition 2025" (or "Macross Heroine Audition") contest to find the new songstre...
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Shangri-La Frontier #46 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast for Show's 2nd Part
Yuki Tanaka performs new ending theme; Kimiko Saito, more join cast
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a new promotional video and visual on Sunday for the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series. The video previews the show's se...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #8 [rate]
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SixTones Performs Opening Theme for Wind Breaker Anime's 2nd Season
2nd season debuts in April in Super Animeism TURBO block
― Aniplex announced on Sunday that the SixTONES boy band will perform the opening theme song for the second season of the television anime of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga. The second season will premiere in April in the Super Animeism TURBO block. The second season's new cast is Ryōta Ōsaka as Tasuku Tsubakino, a third year high school stude...
Haruka Kawachi's Musashino Rondo Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Adaptation on April 19
Ae! boy band member Yoshinori Masakado actress Rin Takanashi star in series about guy in love with neighbor 10 years older
― TV Asahi announced on Saturday that Haruka Kawachi's Musashino Rondo manga will get a live-action television series, which will premiere on the channel's "Oshi Dora (Drama) Saturday" programming block on April 19 at 11:00 p.m. JST. The series will star Ae! boy band member Yoshi...
New Yaiba Anime Reveals Blue Encount's Opening Theme in Main Promo Video
7 more cast members also revealed
― The staff for Shin Samurai-den YAIBA, the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, announced on Sunday that Blue Encount will perform the show's opening theme song "Blade." The below new main promo video previews the song. The staff also revealed a new visual and more cast members: Atsushi Miyauchi as Raizou Mine
Rina Satō as Shiz...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #18 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #5 [rate]
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Onimusha VR: Shadow Team Game Launches in Japanese Arcades on March 14
Game to roll out in 4 Capcom arcades in Hiroshima, Aichi, Shizuoka
― Capcom announced on Wednesday that it will start rolling out its Onimusha VR: Shadow Team game in four arcades it directly manages in Japan on March 14. The game will launch on: March 14 at the MIRAINO Aeon Mall Hakusan in Hiroshima
March 14 at the MIRAINO Aeon Mall Toyokawa in Aichi
March 15 at the Plaza Capcom Shitoro store in Shi...
You and Idol Precure Anime Casts Junichi Sawabe
Suwabe makes Precure TV debut as Tanaka on March 2
― The next episode preview for You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed that Junichi Suwabe will play the mysterious Tanaka on episode 5 on Sunday. The role marks Suwabe's first appearance in the franchise's television anime. (Suwabe played Warp in the 2015 film Go! Princess Pretty Cu...
Natsume's Book of Friends Game Streams 2nd Promotional Video
Natsume Yūjin-Chō Hazuki no Shirushi will launch for Switch, PC via Steam on June 5
― Bushiroad streamed the second promotional video for Natsume Yūjin-Chō Hazuki no Shirushi (Natsume's Book of Friends: August Chronicle), the first-ever game based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, on Saturday. The game launches for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on June 5...
Dragon Ball Daima ‒ SERIES FINALE
If Dragon Ball Daima truly is the last piece of Akira Toriyama's legacy to be brought into the world, I'm more than satisfied with the result.
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Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- #8 [rate]
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Okitsura #9 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga #9 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #8 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- #21 [rate]
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Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season Two Part One Anime Series Review
This may not be the best shounen fantasy series out there, but it's still good enough to get its hooks into you and keep them there.
― What is Camelot? Most lore will tell you that King Arthur's fabled court is a Medieval utopia, a land where equality rules and everything is just as it should be. Far be it from The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse to throw that out entirely; original...
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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- #8 [rate]
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Medalist #9 [rate]
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Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game's New Videos Confirm August Launch
Game ships on August 5 in English for PS4, PS5, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam
― Sega confirmed in new promotional videos on Saturday that the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 game, the sequel to the 2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles game, will launch in Japan on August 1 and in English on August 5 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Serie...
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I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? #9 [rate]
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Bomtoon Rescues Popular Webtoons from Shuttered Platform PeanuToon
Popular webtoons such as Sketch will continue serialization on Bomtoon
― Webtoon and web novel platform Bomtoon has announced that it will take over several popular webtoons from PeanuToon, which recently shut down due to financial struggles. On February 28, Bomtoon confirmed that it would continue the serialization of several hit webtoons from PeanuToon, preventing the sudden halt of these series a...
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #23 [rate]
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire #8 [rate]
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Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ‒ Episode 8
Word-that-rhymes-with-luck cancer.
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Sakamoto Days #8 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 17-23
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii PS5 version debuts at #1, PS4 version at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: February 17-23 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Sega February 21 68,219 68,219 2PS4Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Sega February 21 36,942 36,942 3NSwDonkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo January 16 10,714 206...
Junji Ito Nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame
Late manga creator Shigeru Mizuki pre-selected to enter Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame this year
― The organizers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards announced on Friday that they have nominated horror manga creator Junji Ito for the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame. Voters will select which six of this year's 18 nominees will be the latest to join the Hall of Fame. The organizers al...
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Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! #10 [rate]
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Luffy Takes It to the Rim in One Piece x Lakers Anime Short
The short debuted during the L.A. Lakers' One Piece Game Night
― A new One Piece short animation debuted on Friday during the Los Angeles Lakers' One Piece Game Night. The short features One Piece lead Monkey D. Luffy playing a 1-on-4 basketball game against the Mariners from the series. Following the on-court premiere, the One Piece English YouTube channel streamed the short worldwide. Anime News N...
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Case Closed #1155 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 17-23
The Apothecary Diaries 2nd season earns 4.1% rating
― The live-action The Ring Two film aired on TV Tokyo on Saturday, February 22 at 2:45 a.m. and earned a 0.5% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV February 23 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.2 Detective Conan NTV February 22 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV February 23 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.7 The...
Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime's 2nd Video Previews Aoi Teshima's Ending Song
Yuki Kajiura composes ending theme "Hana-saku Michi de"
― The staff for the television anime of Saka and Chorefuji's Once Upon a Witch's Death (Aru Majo ga Shinu Made: Owari no Kotoba to Hajimari no Namida) light novel series posted the show's second main promotional video and main visual on Saturday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Hana-saku Michi de" (On the Road Where the F...
New Is the order a rabbit? Anime Green-Lit
Announced at Saturday event
― The "Is the order a rabbit? Rabbit House Talk Party 2025" event announced on Saturday that production on a new Is the order a rabbit? anime has been green-lit. 特報「ご注文はうさぎですか？」新作アニメの制作が決定いたしました‼️🎉https://t.co/QjtY50t5fW#TalkParty2025#gochiusa#ごちうさ pic.twitter.com/XFwabMWzU4— TVアニメ『ご注文はうさぎですか？』 (@usagi_anime) March 1, 2025 The first season of the anime premiered in Japan i...
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Blue Miburo #20 [rate]
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Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, April 7 Debut
Yū Kobayashi, Hitoshi Kubota join anime's cast
― The staff for the anime of Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- manga posted the anime's second full promotional video and new key visual on Saturday. The video reveals the anime's additional cast members and April 7 premiere. The newly announced cast members are: Yū Kobayashi as Yoshimoto Hitoshi Kubota as Narrator The anime will premiere on t...
1st Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Film Opens in Japan on July 18
Film trilogy to adapt final arc in Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series
― Aniplex announced in a livestream event on Saturday that the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film trilogy will open in Japan on July 18. The film will play on 443 screens (a franchise record) throughout Japan, including IMAX screenings. Outside Japan, Aniplex aims for the new film to play in over 150...
Live-Action Show of Webtoon History of Scruffiness Premiered on February 26
Release delayed due to school bullying allegations against lead actors
― The live-action series adaptation of History of Scruffiness is making its way to viewers after three years of delays. The Korean entertainment media source Xports News reported on February 21 that the series would premiere on February 26. The series is currently streaming on Wavve and Watcha, with two episodes released weekly. A...
D4DJ Voice Actress Himari Hazuki to Retire From Entertainment Industry
Cast member in Rebirth, Teppen, Tōgane! Omatsuri-Bu decides on new path in life
― The talent agency Ace Crew Entertainment announced on Saturday that voice actress Himari Hazuki will retire from the entertainment industry on March 31. The agency explained that she decided to take a step towards a new life. The company added that it will notify fans on what will happen with her official fan club "Hima...
Live-Action Secret Relationships Series Based on Boys-Love Webtoon is Now Available on iQIYI in U.S.
Cast includes the member of K-pop group WEi
― Kakao Entertainment, on February 27, confirmed that the live-action Secret Relationships series is available in the United States and other countries on the streaming site iQIYI. Fans in U.S. can watch Secret Relationships now. The series follows the intense romance between Da-on, who has never been able to live an everyday life, and three men who are dr...
Netflix to Release Weak Hero Class 1 Season on March 25
Weak Hero Class 2 to premiere in Q2 2025
― The action-packed live-action coming-of-age series Weak Hero Class 1, which follows model student Si-eun Yeon as he stands up against violence alongside his first true friends Soo-ho and Beom-seok, will launch globally on Netflix on March 25. The first season was successful when it premiered exclusively on Wavve, a Korean streaming platform. Following the s...